Global travel has been powered by years of expansions: destinations, technologies, consolidations and desires by travelers to get away. Three leading advisors and MoneyShow.com contributors share ideas on stocks in the digital travel market. “Travel with us to the land of big gains in this stock!”

Shares of TripAdvisor (TRIP) topped the S&P 500 today, and Expedia (EXPE) was the third best performing stock. TripAdvisor rose $1.77, or 4.2%, to $44.05, while Expedia gained $3.75, or 3.4%, to $113.28. The S&P 500 slipped 15.83 points, or 0.57%, to 2749.48. TripAdvisor may be riding Expedia's coattails.

The online travel industry could be Amazon's next target for disruption, according to U.S. News and World Report . Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak wrote in a note to clients that he predicts Amazon could soon start an online travel business. The company's scale, customer loyalty and reputation for low prices and reliable service would help the new business gain traction with users, per U.S. News and World Report.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN ) dabbled in the online travel space through Local and Destinations but hasn't seen much success — but now the industry is prime for disruption, according to Morgan Stanley. ...

Expedia CruiseShipCenters, a travel agency franchise owned by Bellevue, Washington-based Expedia Inc. (EXPE), plans to have a total of 23 Texas locations open within the next three to five years. The company currently has four Texas locations open, including one in Webster and three in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The initial investment to start up an Expedia CruiseShipCenters franchised location is estimated to be between $165,000 and $265,000, per the website.

The move is part of a strategy by AIG Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault to grow the insurance giant and expand its global reach. AIG's agreement with Expedia marks its second travel insurance deal in five months. In October, the insurer said it had reached an agreement to sell travel insurance to United Airlines (UAL.N) customers.

The move is part of a strategy by AIG Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault to grow the insurance giant and expand its global reach. AIG's agreement with Expedia marks its second travel insurance deal in five months. In October, the insurer said it had reached an agreement to sell travel insurance to United Airlines (UAL.N) customers.

It's been a pretty volatile year for online travel agencies, and today Guggenheim's Jake Fuller takes a look at the industry, warning that one key aspect of the business could be under threat. Fuller argues that this is still an important part of traffic for OTAs--yes, that's how he refers to online travel agencies--as Expedia (EXPE) and Booking Holdings (BKNG) (formerly Priceline) spent some $8 billion on advertising in 2017, with a fifth of that money going to TripAdvisor (TRIP) and trivago (TRVG). Given this, and the fact that Google is already testing is own competitive metadata product, Fuller is Neutral rated on both TripAdvisor and trivago.